Tuesday April 5: Daily Links

TUESDAY 4.5
NEWS STORIES
Author of How to Murder Your Husband is On Trial. Guess What For?
A romance novelist whose resume includes a book called How To Murder Your Husband is on trial for allegedly murdering her husband.
Isn’t this the plot of Basic Instinct?
What Do You Call a Group of Women Who Can't Stop Watching Porn?
Believe it or not, a group of ladies who fit this description call themselves Goonettes. According to Input Mag, Goonettes are women who devoted to porn, to a level that most would call addiction. They gather on message boards or subreddits, and pride themselves on extended masturbation seshes.
This is the biggest catfish operation in history.
There Are 5 Players Who Make More than The Entire Oakland A's Roster
The Oakland Athletics entire roster are paid a combined $33 million. Two Yankees, a Ranger, an Angel and a Twin make more than that all by themselves- Max Sherzer, Gerrit Cole, Corey Seager, Anthony Rendon, and Carlos Correa each earn anywhere from $35 million to $44 million.
This money ball sure hasn’t paid off.
Current players who will be making more money this season than the entire Oakland #Athletics with their $33 million payroll:
Max Scherzer, #Yankees: $43.3M
Corey Seager, #Rangers: $37.5M
Anthony Rendon, #Angels: $37.5M
Gerrit Cole, #Yankees: $36M
Carlos Correa, #Twins: $35.1M— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 3, 2022
SPORTS
Nets Say Unlikely Ben Simmons Back For Play-In Game
Ben Simmons was at practice Monday but Coach Steve Nash says he’d be shocked if Ben Simmons plays this week.
All of us will be shocked if he ever plays again.
Lawrence Kansas Lost Its Shit Last Night
Kansas came back big time and took the NCAA Championship. This clip alone is better than Bohemian Rhapsody – this should get an Oscar too.
Watch the clip on Twitter.
Mass St. singing "We are the Champions" pic.twitter.com/wpx4IIXQOU
— Callie Counsellor (@CCounsellor) April 5, 2022
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Kim Kardashian Meets Grammy and Grandpa
Pete Davidson took Kim to meet his grandparents in Staten Island this week, which in Staten Island typically means, walked upstairs or next door.
These two have really committed to the bit.
Selena Gomez Took Four Years Off From the Internet
Gomez says she’s never been happier than the past four years without the internet, and now she’s starting a website (ironic, yeah) to help people with mental health struggles.
Why don’t you just help your cousin Luis J Gomez?
Grammy Ratings Are Nothing to Brag About
The ratings for the Grammy Awards is up from last year, just a little bit. The problem is last year was the lowest rated in the history of the Grammy Awards.
With music having a record low, could anyone be surprised?
Is That Lady Gaga? Or Your Sim?
Someone pointed out that Lady Gaga scatting at the Grammys sounds exactly like your Sim City Sim belting out a tune.
my sim using a karaoke machine pic.twitter.com/ssV0mEw10y
— henry (@number9angel) April 4, 2022
Come Through Vocals. When has a sim sounded this good singing karaoke?? lol
She got fans!!! 😂😂😂#ShowUsYourSims #Sims4 #Sims #TS4 #ts4cc #sims4cc pic.twitter.com/nK9Hpv0u8o
— Nix☆Nicole♡Just not N1kk1 (@Dontcallmen1kk1) January 23, 2022
Martha Stewarts 4 Dogs Killed Her Cat
On her Instagram, Martha wrote that the four dogs mistook the cat for an interloper, and posted a photo of the burial.
Police said Martha remains a person of interest in the killing.
Never Seen Sharon Tate Bikini Pic
A woman cleaning out her garage found this Sharon Tate photo that’s never been published.
Well this makes that pic of young Prince look like shit.
new unseen photos of sharon tate released today from 1964 when she was 21 years old 🤍 pic.twitter.com/oplSykJNv9
— bethany (@fiImgal) April 3, 2022
Trailer Drops For Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
Thank you, Jenny Slate, this is what the world needs right now.
Watch the trailer on Twitter.
The first trailer for ‘MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON’, starring Jenny Slate, has been released.
The film releases on June 24 in theaters. pic.twitter.com/biBlXzSLl5
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 5, 2022
Travis Scott and Kourtney Kardashian Get Married In Vegas
After the #scammies, Travis Scott and Kourtney K got married in the middle of the night at Vegas chapel. Pete Davidson will be spotted with a hickie tomorrow and no one will care about this marriage.
TRENDING & VIRAL
When They Brawl in Dorchester They Don't Fuck Around
This is what happens when someone cuts the line at wallburger.
Meanwhile at the McDonald’s in Dorchester pic.twitter.com/GzIEXp36Jq
— Mark (@MarkJMcDonough) April 3, 2022
Tiny Woman Tries to Break Up Gabriel and Adrien
Plenty of fights are bigger and scarier, but are any more entertaining?
It’s Earth 2.
Yeah Gabriel shoulda left me alone 🙃 https://t.co/7iFq1IgZCq
— Adrien (@williams_adrien) April 3, 2022
Know What a Tarpir Is? No? Well Watch Two of Them Being Evacuated From Ukraine Zoo
Sometimes ugly is just cute
Kharkiv’s zoo is being evacuated and this footage of tapirs in transit might be the best video I’ve seen in weeks. pic.twitter.com/PlhyPlGvE5
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) April 2, 2022
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
22 Best Movie Soundtracks From 2000 to 2009
Mental Floss picked the best movies based on their soundtracks just from the aughts.
Where’s Lord of the Rings?
What Will the Planet Look Like in a Few Hundred Million Years?
Scientists put together models for the future of the planet, including Aurica- a big glob of land with the Americas in the middle, Novopangea, another cluster, Amasia, where we all drift toward the north pole, and a donut shaped arrangement called Pangea Ultima.
One things for sure. We’re going to have to change the NFL teams.
How the next 'supercontinent' will form https://t.co/oxlS3M4GWf via @rifish pic.twitter.com/bMacLkVadJ
— Stuart Wallace (@StuartLWallace) April 4, 2022
Humans Got Their Love Of Booze From Monkeys?!
Scientists believe Man learned to love alcohol from monkeys. Monkeys would smell fermenting fruits and eat them, giving them a taste for alcohol.
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